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Coleman is 6 Carter is 7

What is hypochondroplasia?

Hypochondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. This condition affects the conversion of cartilage into bone (a process called ossification), particularly in the long bones of the arms and legs. Hypochondroplasia is similar to another skeletal disorder called achondroplasia, but the features tend to be milder.

All people with hypochondroplasia have short stature. The adult height for men with this condition ranges from 138 centimeters to 165 centimeters (4 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 5 inches). The height range for adult women is 128 centimeters to 151 centimeters (4 feet, 2 inches to 4 feet, 11 inches).

People with hypochondroplasia have short arms and legs and broad, short hands and feet. Other characteristic features include a large head, limited range of motion at the elbows, a sway of the lower back (lordosis), and bowed legs. These signs are generally less pronounced than those seen with achondroplasia and may not be noticeable until early or middle childhood. Some studies have reported that a small percentage of people with hypochondroplasia have mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning problems, but other studies have produced conflicting results.

Me and Carter and Coleman

easter 2011

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Carter 5yrs /Coleman 3yrs

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Friday, January 8, 2010

Hes's Three!!!

I feel like a broken record sometimes. I feel the need to explain that Coleman is three, he does not need to be carried, or fed, or spanked with a feather. People at the grocerystore or relatives that are not around all of the time treat him younger. You know what makes me even more mad at this fact??? I treat him different too. I feel like life is hard enough for him, isn't it? I try to be fair ,I try to make him do for himself. Then I second guess myself, can he pull that chair on his own? can he take off his clothes by himself?does he really need to walk all the way? Then I stop and think of what best for him, not what makes his life easier for now. He is soooo independent and energized, I know in my soul to push him is to better him. So next time you feel like helping Coleman, HE IS 3!!!

2 comments:

I would love to hear how and at what age your son was diagnosed. My daughter is 20 months old and I suspect this is also what she has. She was born average sized, but is quickly falling of the growth charts. She is adopted and we have zero family,pregnancy,or birth information as she was taken to the hospital and droped off in the ER a few hours after being born. I have felt like something was a little off since the day she came home, but I could never really put my finger on it. Her brother, whom also is adopted is only 2 weeks older than her, and towers over her, as do all kids her age. When standing next to him he isn't that much taler than her, but if you set them side by side,her feet come about to his knees, and he out weighs her by 5 lbs. She actualy weighed more than him at birth. She didn't walk till she was 16 mon old, and still kinda waddles like a newly walking baby, although she is doing better every day. Other little things we have seen are speech delay, wobbly joints( when I change her diaper I can feel her ankles,knees, and hips wiggling around), tiney tiney feet( she just out grew a 6mon crib shoe), short legs compared to her body,her arms also look to short for her body ( her wrists don't quite come to her waist), kinda bowed legs ( looks like her thighs kinda come out from the sides of her body insted of straight down), sway back, and a bit of a bulgy forhead. I know all of these things can be with in the relm of normal, but she is child # 6 and although I know they all develop at different rates,the mommy in me says something is going on. Has your son had any of these symptoms? I would love to hear from you and what you think, as a mommy of course! Thanks,

My name is Riley Windeler and I saw this blog off of one of the dwarfism groups on Facebook. I am twenty years old and I have Hypochondroplasia. I was about a year old when I was diagnosed. I was with my mother having lunch at Pizza Hut when I started to have seizures. An ambulance was called and I was shipped to the local hospital before being flown to Vancouver Childrens Hospital. They ran a number of tests and this is where my diagnosis was first discovered. Yes I can say I have lived a different life in good ways and bad ways. Growing up in Horsefly I believe was an advantage for me because Horsefly is one of those small towns of about 800 people where everyone knows everyone. I went to elementary school from K-7 in Horsefly with everone I knew and loved it. In Grade eight I decided to take the jump to go to the Bigger High School in Williams Lak. This was going from a school of about 70 students to a school of about 800 students. Yes a big leap but I was up for the challenge. Like anyone would expect there was those kid who made fun of me for being a dwarf or called me names but truly to myelf I didn't care. I had my group of friends and didn't need them as friends anyways. My favorite subjects in School were Geography and PE.I love Sports. For eight years of my life I played league hockey and baseball with all average size people. To me it didn't matter I was playing the sports I loved. Yes I wasn't as good as all of them but I still had fun and thats the main point of the game. When I first really started to notice people that were noticeing me for my size was when I was about 18. You would be walking down the street and someone would point at you or stare at you and at first when I really started to notice this it did bug me, but after awhile I thought to myself this is just I part of life that I have to go through. I was put on this earth for a reason and I will live my life to the fullest even if someone is staring at me or pointing at me. I have my friends and I will live my life how I want it. The Little People of America National conferences were a life changer for me. When I went to my first conference in 2001 in Toronto I noticed wow there really is thousands of other people out there like me and over the years of going to these conferences I have built up a group of friends that are going through the same things as me and that I can talk to when I need to. Overall lifes good and we were put on this earth for a reason. Little Person or Average height we are all here for a reason and over the time of life we can all fufill what we were put on earth to do. Thanks Riley Windeler canadian_hockey03_1@hotmail.com

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About Me

My life is crazy love!! I love my work but it drves me crazy, I love my husband with all of my heart but he drives me crazy, I love my kids but...Any way I have a great life, I have a hard life too. If you need a laugh I am here for you, if you need to cry, Iv'e got it in me to make you do that too. Need advise I will listen but refer you to the Lord. Why do I love my life, one reason. Jesus Christ. He gives me a peace in confusing times and patience when dealing with my husband. God is the reason

Coleman and his brother Carter

CoCo is only 19 months youngerthan Carter

Coleman and big brother Carter

statistics

How common is hypochondroplasia?
The incidence of hypochondroplasia is unknown. Researchers believe that it may be about as common as achondroplasia, which occurs in 1 in 15,000 to 40,000 newborns. More than 200 people worldwide have been diagnosed with hypochondroplasia.